| A | B |
|---|
| Stage Manager | Omniscient narrator; controls the action of play; sometimes becomes other characters |
| Dr. Gibbs (Frank) | George’s father, town doctor, and a Civil War expert. |
| Mrs. Gibbs (Julia) | George’s mother, Dr. Gibbs’ wife, has a desire to travel to Paris. |
| George Gibbs | Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’ son; decent, upstanding young man; talented baseball player, plans to attend the state agricultural school; marries Emily Webb |
| Rebecca Gibbs | George’s younger sister |
| Mr. Webb | Emily’s father and publisher of Grover’s Corners Sentinel |
| Mrs. Webb (Myrtle) | Emily’s mother, Mr. Webb’s wife; sometimes a “no nonsense” person, but has a sensitive side. |
| Emily Webb | Mr. and Mrs. Webb’s daughter and Wally’s older sister; sweetheart and later, wife to George Gibbs. Excellent student, dutiful daughter; dies in childbirth. |
| Wally Webb | Emily’s younger brother; dies young due a burst appendix. |
| Mrs. Soames | Gossipy woman who sings in the choir along with Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs |
| Simon Stimson | Choir director; subject of gossip due to his alcoholism and other troubles; not really cut out for small town life |
| Howie Newsome | Local milkman; his presence in all 3 acts suggests the continuity of life (“life goes on”) in Grover’s Corners. |
| Joe Crowell, Jr. | The paperboy; his presence in all 3 acts suggests the sameness of daily life in Grover’s Corners. |
| Si Crowell | Joe’s younger brother who later takes on the role of paperboy |
| Professor Willard | A professor at the state university who gives the audience a report on Grover’s Corners. |
| Constable Warren | Local policeman who keeps a watchful eye over the community. He knows the townspeople personally |
| Sam Craig | Emily Webb’s cousin who left Grover’s Corners to travel west. |
| Joe Stoddard | The town undertaker. |
